LOT 3577
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. Near Very Fine.(3.15gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 3577
Anonymous Lead Seal.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. 4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
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Babylonian Sphendonoid Hematite Weight of 10 Shekels. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Grain-shaped weight stone with flat base. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights, p.137, 8-9 var. (5 Shekels). 88gr, 59mm x 26mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Minor Asia and Levante Bone Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 750-300 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Dome-shaped bone ring. For a similar example see British Museum 1969,0401.120. 5.16gr, 25mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Hebron in 1971. From the Gabby family collection, 1960s-1970s.
